BERLIN (AA) – The German state of Berlin will allow Muslim teachers to wear headscarves, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. Headscarves and wearing of religious symbols by teachers will be allowed in general and can only be restricted in individual cases if it poses a danger to school peace, Berlin’s education department said, in an off...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In Denmark, Muslims who are socially and economically backward, those who migrated to the country in recent years, or those seeking asylum are the ones most likely to suffer from anti-Muslim discrimination and racism, according to an expert. “My worry is that these policies (against Muslims), they often vilify Muslims in ...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – An independent report into the Metropolitan Police (the Met) commissioned after Sarah Everard’s murder has concluded that Britain’s largest law-enforcement force is “broken” and should be abolished if it cannot change. The Met is “institutionally racist and misogynistic”, the...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) — A man in Birmingham has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an 82-year-old Muslim worshipper was set on fire as he walked home from the Dudley Road Mosque. The West Midlands police said the attacker spoke to the victim briefly before spraying him with an unknown substance and before […]
VIENNA (AA) — At least 1,479 racist incidents were reported across Austria last year, according to a report released on Tuesday. More than half of racist incidents, 68%, took place on online forums, social media, and video platforms, according to the annual report by the Vienna-based rights group Civil Courage and Anti-Racism Work (ZARA). A [&...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany recorded 23,083 far-right crimes last year, according to preliminary figures released by the Interior Ministry. The figures represent more than a 5% rise from 2021, when 21,964 crimes by right-wing extremists were registered. These included propaganda offences, insults on social media, threats, arson, and physical a...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh has expressed deep concern about the rise of Islamophobia around the world, calling for peace, prosperity, and development based on Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) principles. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen expressed dismay over the lack of tolerance and surge of right-wing terrorism in the ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken marked the first International Day to Combat Islamophobia on Wednesday, saying each person has the freedom to manifest their beliefs. “Every person, everywhere has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, and belief, including the freedom to change their beliefs o...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany’s Muslim community has called for a more determined stance against Islamophobia, saying Muslims continue to experience prejudice, hate crimes and discrimination in their daily lives. “The anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks painfully reminds us that stirring up prejudices and hatred against Muslims do not...
HOUSTON, United States (AA) – Muslim leaders in the United States on Wednesday called for global efforts to combat Islamophobia. “It says to me that we really have a problem, a big problem, in order for the UN to come out and recognize that Islamophobia is a worldwide issue and to talk against it,” said […]
